><<But an observation:  I think that far more people are allergic to peanuts
>than to the true nuts. Also, there is an addictive quality to peanuts and
>peanut butter for many
>people, I have observed>>
>
>In addition, few people who eat peanuts actually eat raw peanuts.

Again, this is an important point. Truly raw peanuts (not the ones you buy
in the store that they call "Raw" which are actually heated) have a VERY
strong instinctive "stop". There's no way you can overeat them. When you
don't need them, you just can't eat a single one--they taste like old
overripe peas. When you need them, they taste great, but still quite
different than roasted peanuts.
ingrid